title: Analysis of PTEN/MMAC1 alterations in aerodigestive tract tumors.
abstract: PTEN/MMAC1 is a candidate tumor suppressor gene recently identified at chromosomal band 10q23. It is mutated in sporadic brain, breast, and prostate cancer and in the germ line of patients with hereditary Cowden disease. We searched for genetic alterations of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in 39 primary head and neck cancers (HNSCCs), 42 primary non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), 80 pancreatic cancer xenografts, and 37 cell lines and xenografts from colon, lung, and gastric cancers. Microsatellite analysis revealed loss of heterozygosity at markers near the gene in 41% of primary HNSCCs, 50% of NSCLCs, and 39% of the pancreatic cancers. Three cases of HNSCCs displayed homozygous deletion involving the gene. We sequenced the entire coding region of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in the remaining tumors displaying loss of heterozygosity and found one terminating mutation in a HNSCC sample. Thus, a second inactivation event was observed in 4 of 39 primary HNSCC cases. By use of a protein truncation assay, one terminating mutation was also identified in one of eight NSCLC cell lines. Our results suggest that PTEN/MMAC1 gene inactivation plays a role in the genesis of some tumor types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2196, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okami
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riggins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goggins
authors.forename: E
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authors.lastname: Evron
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Halachmi
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ahrendt
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hilgers
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sidransky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jen
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10 / Q000235:genetics; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase; C494929:PTEN protein, human